diff --git a/cmake/modules/FindbladeRF.cmake b/cmake/modules/FindbladeRF.cmake
index 565603000..b971c3b84 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/FindbladeRF.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/FindbladeRF.cmake
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ if(NOT BLADERF_FOUND)
   )
 
 if(BLADERF_INCLUDE_DIRS AND BLADERF_LIBRARIES)
-  CHECK_LIBRARY_EXISTS(bladeRF bladerf_get_board_name BLADERF_LIBRARIES BLADERF_VERSION_OK)
+  get_filename_component(bladerf_lib_dir ${BLADERF_LIBRARIES} DIRECTORY)
+  CHECK_LIBRARY_EXISTS(bladeRF bladerf_get_board_name ${bladerf_lib_dir} BLADERF_VERSION_OK)
   if (BLADERF_VERSION_OK)
     set(BLADERF_FOUND TRUE CACHE INTERNAL "libbladeRF found")
     message(STATUS "Found libbladeRF: ${BLADERF_INCLUDE_DIRS}, ${BLADERF_LIBRARIES}")